Vehicle-wheel.



I. W. MISBNSOL & M. BGYER.

VEHICLE WHEEL.

APPLIGATEGK FILED 28.19. m1.

1,009,850. Patenped 11011.28, 1911.

Witnesses J Attorneys UNITED STATES PATENT orrion.

IRA W. MISENSOL AND MARTIN BUYER, OF LOWRY, NINNESOT1L' VEHICLE\VHEEL.

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that we, IRA \V. MISENSOL and Harris BoYnn. citizens of the United States, residing at Lowry, in the county of Pope, State of Minnesota. have invented a new and useful Vehicle-\Yheel, of which the following is a specification.

It is the -cbject of the present invention to provide an improved vehicle wheel of the spring type. i

One aim .of the invention is to provide a wheel of this type embodying a hub to which are removably. and interchangeably fitted a' number of cushioning springs bearing against and supporting a floating annulus against which annulus bears the inner ends of spokes carried by the tire-supporting rim of the wheels, removal of certain ones of the said springs serving to render the wheel more yieldable to shocks.

A further novel feature of the invent-ion resides in the manner in which the springs are assembled with the hub, this being so" accomplished that the springs may not be withdrawn radially froin the slots in the hub in which they are fitted, but must be withdrawn laterally.

In the accompanying drawings,-Figure l is a view partly in elevation and partly in section of a wheel constructed in accordance with the present invention, parts being broken away. Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectioral view on the line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 a side elevation of a portion of the hub of the wncel. Fig. 4 is a perspcctiv view o one of the cushioning springs carried by the hub. Fig. 5 is a sectional view on the line of Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a perspective viet' of a portion of the inner rim of the wheel.

In the drawings,-the hub of the wheel is indicated by the numeral 10 and is formed with transverse slots 11, each slot, at one end, being deepened as at 12. Between each pair of slots 11, the periphery of the circumferential surface of the hub is eccentric to the axis thereof as at 13. The purpose of so forming the hub will be presently fully explained.

Surrounding the hub is a floating annulus 14 and between the hub and annulus are pro vided cushioning springs 15 each having a tang portion 16 fitted removably in one of the slots 11. It \vill'be observed that the deepened portion 32 of each slot extends at l l i of the inner rim has a peripheral flange Serial No. 609,320

tang portion 16 of each cushioning spring 15 is formed with a projection "17 extending at an angle to the said tang portion and fitting in the deepened portion 1:2 of the slot. This peculiar formation of the slot audthe tang of each spring provides for ready insertion of the tang n t'ze slot in a lateral direction but efi'ectuaiiy prevents their withdrawal in a radial direction and inasmuch as the hub is confined between certain elements to be presently specifically described, this engagement of the springs from the hub while the wheel is in use is posi; tively prevented. The s 'irings 15, near thefree ends, are curved or bent over as at 18 so as to prevent their extremities coiningin contact with the annulus H and at their said ends. the springs are preferably decreased in thickness as clearly shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings. It will be observed that the distance between the axis of the hub and the circumferential surface thereof at that side of each slot- 11 over-which the body of the respective spring 15 extends. is less than the 0 distance between the axis of the hub and the circumferential surface of the hub at the other side of the slot. .Xs av consequence e ven should the wheel be subjected to such shock as would momentarily bring its ans5 nulus 14 against the circumferential surface of the hub. the springs at their bends hetwecn their bodies and tang portions. would not be broken as would otherwise be the case.

The huh 10 is formed with a lateral sleeve 19 which receives the axle 20 upon which the wheel is mounted-and a hub plate indicated by the numeral 21 has a sleeve portion 22 fitting upon the sleeve 19. Bolts are secured through the two sleeves 1!) and 22 and bear against the axle 20. he wheel includes, further, in its structure. a. inner rim 2-! and an outer rim .25, which latter will be presently and more specifically referred to. The rim 24 is made up of two sections of counterpartstructure. one of the sections being however indicated specifically by the reference numeral 24* and the other by the reference numeral 24". Each of the sections formed with semicircular recesses 26. the w ll of each recess being formed with screwthreads and the recesses of the two sections cooperating, when the sections are fitted together and secured by bolts 2?. to receive the threaded inner ends 28 of spoke sections 29.

an angle to the main portion thereof and the 5 These sections at. their outer ends are suitably fitted into the rim 95. The sections of the spokes are hollow from their inner ends to a point near their outer ends and slitilably fitted in each section 29 is it spoke section 30, whose inner end is socketed to receive the hall 31, ind whose outer end tits in the section '29 and bears against a spring 32 inclosed in the respective section's The hub plate 21 Cl0 0$ the opening 33 which is formed in the bod of the section 2% 01 the. rounding the hub and cushioned by the inner rim and, in a like manner, a cap 34 closes the openlng' in the body of theseetion 24", this cap being removable to expose the side of thevhub in which the deepened portion 12 of the slots are formed.

It will be observed that that face of the hub in which the deepened portions of tire transverse slots, the circtnnt' r -nt sttrtaee of the hub at points between the .-lt-t.- being eccentric to the axis of the hub, the distance between the axisfand the ircumferential surface of the hub at no side of each slot being less than at the other side thereof, cushioning springs having tang portions titted in the slots, the bodies of the springs projecting over the circtnntercntial surface of the hub between. the slots, an annulus sursprin s, two concentric rims, and spokes :ztl'ttttl by the runs and having their inner 1 ends projecting within the inner concentric slots are formed, is formed with an annular f recess 35 into which the iaws of a pair of pliers may be readily inserted for the purpose of gripping any one of the springs 15 prior to removal of such springs.

What IS claimed 1s:

In a vehicle wheel, a hub formed with rim and bearing against the annulus.

In testnnony that we claim the foregoing as our own, we have hereto :tfiixett our signa- IUIOS 1n the presence of twr witnesses.

IRA. \Y. MISENSOL.

V MARTIh' BUYER.

Witnesses p I. M. EXGEBRETSON, V. E. Manna. 

